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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2013
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Yuji Tsuda, Yokohama, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An imaging apparatus includes a sensor configured to photoelectrically convert light from an object to output a signal, a selection unit configured to select one of a first exposure control mode and a second exposure control mode having an exposure changing amount per unit time larger than that of the first exposure control mode, and a controller configured to perform control to transmit diaphragm control information generated based on the output signal from the sensor, first information, and second information to a connected lens unit, wherein the first information is about the exposure control mode selected by the selection unit, and the second information is speed information of a diaphragm unit corresponding to the lens unit.